1997 Hyundai Elantra "car radio draw" Questions

...car radio is draining my battery even when the car is off... and i have xm radio... is this accurate and is it ok to put the same radio in the car ??? If the battery is being drained by the radio,it ...

...car is hyundai elantra hatch 2001 2.0lt any assists would be helpful peter check the parasitic draw on the battery. If the draw is greater than 40 ma, something is causing the battery to go flat ...

...car and try again later, it will lock. The problem is that the battery drains until I lock the steering column, so not being able to lock it leaves my vehicle with no battery power. The Ignition ...

s power when car is off. Horn, light's, brake light switch (usually located towards top of brake pedal), radio, cigarette lighter, etc...Disconnect each component separately and check for current draw

...I've narrowed it down to a 1.6 amp draw measured at the radio fuse with the ignition turned off Check all electrical items served by that "radio" fuse, if it isn't the radio itself with a bad

...draw, only bad electronics. Remove the fuse to the radio and see if it stops the flat batteries. If it does, remove the radio and take it to an electronics technician, or go to the Breakers for ...

radio pre-sets and the computer memory only use a small amount, in the milliamps range. Are you getting more than that through the test light?  Kind of sounds like it, but you might want to check

radio and the draw still is their. None of the guages in the instrument panel seem to be shorted. They are all functioning fine. Thanks Mike Check the ground for your rescue lights and trailer brake..

...radio but i replaced it and the problem went away. The IOD fuse supplies power to the ECU and all of the electronic control modules in the car, how much current draw are you seeing with the IOD fuse ...

...amperage meter. There should be almost no draw with car off. Very small draw is for car alarm, radio memory etc. Now start removing fuses to see when draw goes away. Once find inspect that